SAP FICO Consultant

SAP FICO Consultant – Operations / Post-Go-Live Support

Location:
Milan, Italy Language Requirement: Fluent Italian and English Role Overview We are looking for a Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant to provide operational support and functional expertise across SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling. The consultant will independently manage complex incidents, system enhancements and financial-process requirements while working directly with the local Finance Department, CFO, Treasury, Controlling teams and global IT stakeholders. The role covers the existing SAP R/3 environment, the transition to SAP S/4HANA and ongoing S/4HANA operations. Strong knowledge of Italian accounting, tax localization and statutory requirements is essential.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide senior-level functional support across SAP FI and CO, independently managing complex incidents, service requests and system issues.
• Work directly with local Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Controlling stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve operational challenges.
• Support daily operations within the existing SAP R/3 environment and contribute to the migration and transition to SAP S/4HANA.
• Configure, maintain and troubleshoot SAP FI/CO functionality in line with business, accounting and statutory requirements.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including issue resolution, reconciliations, allocations and financial reporting.
• Manage Italian fiscal localization processes and ensure SAP solutions comply with local accounting and tax regulations.
• Monitor and troubleshoot financial postings originating from SAP MM, SAP SD and external systems or middleware.
• Analyse legacy custom developments through ABAP code reading and debugging to identify root causes and support effective resolution.
• Prepare functional specifications and coordinate the testing and deployment of system changes and enhancements.
• Collaborate with local and global IT teams, third-party partners and external service providers.
• Communicate operational updates, risks and solutions clearly to both business and IT stakeholders. Functional Scope SAP Financial Accounting
• General Ledger (FI-GL)
• Accounts Receivable (FI-AR)
• Accounts Payable (FI-AP)
• Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
• Accounting postings and financial master data
• Trial balance reconciliations
• Accounting document types, number ranges and posting keys
• Validation and substitution rules Italian Tax and Fiscal Localization
• Italian VAT codes and tax-determination rules
• VAT registers and statutory tax reporting
• Split Payment
• Foreign invoice reporting and Esterometro
• Withholding tax
• Periodic tax compliance
• Electronic invoicing through the SdI (Sistema di Interscambio) channel
• Resolution of SdI rejections, posting blocks and warnings for incoming and outgoing invoices Financial Closing and Controlling
• Month-end and year-end closing activities
• Cost centre, profit centre, internal order and cost-element master data
• Periodic allocations, assessments and distribution cycles
• Period-end adjustments and reconciliations
• Product Costing (CO-PC)
• Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
• Overhead Management (CO-OM)
• Resolution of analytical posting errors and financial discrepancies Treasury and Banking
• Supplier payment runs
• Customer collection processing
• Electronic Bank Statement processing
• Ri.
Ba. portfolio management
• CBI and other banking interfaces Integration and Interfaces
• Monitoring and troubleshooting FI/CO integrations with SAP MM and SD
• Tracking accounting entries originating from operational and external systems
• Supporting interfaces and middleware solutions, including Intesa, TS8SEDE, BICTA, RIESCO and Salesforce
• Resolving posting anomalies and reconciliation issues across integrated systems System Configuration and Technical Activities
• Create, maintain and validate VAT codes and related determination rules.
• Configure accounting document types, number ranges and posting keys.
• Maintain statutory tax registers and VAT reporting requirements.
• Create and troubleshoot FI/CO validation and substitution rules.
• Create, maintain and execute LSMW routines for mass uploads and exceptional data updates.
• Validate requirements and prepare functional specifications for minor RFC and RICEF developments.
• Coordinate functional testing, user acceptance testing and deployment activities.
• Review system configuration and analyse ABAP code to understand custom developments.
• Perform or support ABAP debugging to identify the root cause of complex system issues. Candidate Requirements
• Extensive hands-on experience as an SAP FI/CO Consultant in complex operational environments.
• Strong functional knowledge of SAP FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP and FI-AA.
• Solid experience across SAP Controlling, including CO-PC, CO-PA and CO-OM.
• Deep knowledge of Italian accounting practices, tax localization and statutory financial requirements.
• Practical experience supporting electronic invoicing and the Italian SdI channel.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
• Strong understanding of SAP FI/CO integration with MM, SD, banking platforms and external systems.
• Experience with SAP configuration, troubleshooting, functional specifications and testing.
• Ability to independently manage complex tickets and communicate directly with senior Finance stakeholders.
• Hands-on and pragmatic approach, with a willingness to investigate system issues in detail.
• Fluent or native Italian.
• Fluent English for collaboration within a global IT organization. Preferred Qualifications
• Strong SAP S/4HANA Finance experience.
• Experience supporting or delivering an SAP R/3 to S/4HANA migration.
• Ability to read and debug ABAP code and analyse legacy custom developments.
• Experience with LSMW, RFC and RICEF developments.
• Previous experience working in an international or global IT support organization.